Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Christmas Buffet - 2012

This year, for the Christmas holidays,I resolved to take my time in settingup our Christmas decor.

Instead of trying to get it all donein a day, I spent two days.Hey, it's a start right?

One of my first decorating tasks was thetop of the buffet in the dining room.

One of the first things to go upis this Santa picture I purchasedseveral years ago from Kirkland's.

It's no secret that I L.O.V.E. Santa!I have been known to shout "hello"and wave to him at the mall.

Next, is the gilded reindeerI purchased many years ago from the thrift store. I may change his bow out this year.

My other favorite items are these threesmall old world Santas that werea gift from Mr. B's mother.She knows how much I love Santa!

Each one is slightly different, makingthem unique and loved by me.

This one sits next to a small apothecary jar filledwith a few gold ornaments.

A small gold tree purchased from Pier 1at the after Christmas sale last yearholds some small red ornaments...

except for one. It is Mr. B's take on hiding a pickle on the tree.It makes me smile when I see it peeking out.

I don't remember where the gold mercury glass spires came from.I'm sure it was an after Christmas saleand I am sure I didn't pay much for them.

If you are a regular reader (you are right?)you'll notice that I changed out thelampshades for the season too.The red is just perfect for the colors I am using in the dining room this year.

I am so happy I kept it simple this year!Even though I have a gazillion binsfull of Christmas decor,I realize don't have to put every.single.piece out on display.It allows me to change the decor each year so that it isalways new to us.

I am soooo excited to let you know abouta holiday blog hop I am co-hosting with someof my very favorite blog gals!It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you look!

We want to celebrate the season and share Christmas cheerand arehosting a
four week Christmas link party!

I store mine in bins also and it makes getting it up really easy. I put on the Christmas music and am happy all day. I usually get it done in one day with a little leftover. I am like you, I like to decide each year what I am doing. That kind of drives hubby crazy (if I don't use it all, he wants to give it away!) I believe in enjoying the process too!

Kathe, what a pretty buffet and love the tree completed with the pickle. It took me a while to see it! LOL! So obvious, it took me a while. I'm with you on doing less until I get into panic mode..then I'll want more! I'm excited about the 4 weeks of parties. Sounds great! Santa's picture will be up soon...I promise!:)

It sounds like we have similar approaches. I don't get everything out either and enjoy the simplicity more than all the fuss. Not seeing everything every year makes it seems new again when it gets a chance to be part of the decor.

Your Santa picture is wonderful! It took me a long time to realize that I don't have to put up every single Christmas item we own on display. I have also begun rotating them, except for a few pieces that my family insists are too intrinsic a part of our holiday tradition to forgo. Your buffet looks so festive! I love it!

Everything looks wonderful Kathe! I'm with you, I LOVE santa! I collect the larger santas and have for years. The old guy just makes me smile! My mom has a beautiful pickle ornament that she hides on her Christmas tree each each and the first person to find it gets a specail present. Thank you for sharing at TTF this week and I hope you and yours have a fun weekend! Take care. Hugs, Diann :)

Love this - I am a big ol' Santa lover, too :) Partially because when I was a kid, my Dad played Santa @ his company's annual Christmas party & I was the only one under maybe 15 years old, who was in on the secret - and I loved my Dad!!! In fact, when he passed, in one of his obits, I had the headline read "played Santa" <3

From one Santa lover to another, "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas". You never grow too old for Santa. I'd sit on his knee any day. I had a nice Santa collection. I missed bringing that container here from our previous home. My youngest son found it (he bought our home)and asked if I wanted it. If not they would put them out. I have so much decor that I let them have my collection. It was fun to go down there and see how they displayed them. Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup. Excited to join in on your party.Hugs,Jann

Oh i love your thrifty reindeer! The little silver tree is a fav too. You did a great job, everything looks perfect! I'm stopping by from the weekend blog hop. I hope you and the family are having a great weekend.

Kathe, your buffet is so beautiful! I'm working on mine, but it's a struggle. I would love it if you would share this on my very first Whisk Away Wednesday Linky Party on December 5th at http://www.kreativecreationz.com. I can't wait to see you there!

I love this. Thanks so much for sharing at Wednesday's Adorned From Above Blog Hop. This weeks party starts at 12:01AM on Wednesday and runs through Sunday night. Have a great week.Debi, Joye and Myrna (The Busy Bee's), Linda (Two Succulent Sisters)